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El alquiler de motos acuáticas aumenta en España gracias a la rapidez con la que se obtiene un título de navegación barato y sin examen. ¿Convendría una regulación más estricta para evitar accidentes y abusos de los usuarios? Se lo preguntamos a Francisco Miguel Freire (Asmotac) y a Fermín Giménez, gerente de una empresa de náutica en La Herradura.
Immigration remains a hot-button in American politics, but Javier Zamora tells the story of his own entry into the United States—a journey and a story that put a human face on the issue. Zamora is the author of “SOLITO,” his New York Times bestselling memoir and is the 2024 Reading Across Rhode Island Selection. Born in La Herradura, El Salvador in 1990, his parents fled the country due to the U.S.-funded Salvadoran Civil War from 1980-1992. Zamora was raised by his grandparents until the age of nine when he began his nine-week odyssey to Arizona. His memoir recounts the perilous journey. He is the author of a poetry collection entitled, “Unaccompanied.” He holds fellowships from CantoMundo, Colgate University, MacDowell, Macondo, the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, Stanford University and Yaddo. He is the recipient of a 2017 Lannan Literary Fellowship, the 2017 Narrative Prize and the 2016 Barnes & Noble Writer for Writers Award for his work in the Undocupoets Campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Por ahí teníamos pendiente el compartir con ustedes esta historia acerca de mmm, pueda que sean cultos, pueda que sean otra cosa, lo cierto es que hay que tener cuidado con quienes podemos llegar a juntarnos o corremos el riesgo de desaparecer de la faz de la tierra... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pocas personas conocen el mito detrás de la leyenda del hombre lobo, también conocido como licántropo. Esta se extiende por el mundo desde hace siglos, con pequeñas variaciones y siempre acompañada de terribles anécdotas de noches de luna llena.Ya en el siglo II se detectaron casos de licantropía, que Marcellus de Sidón describió como “una especie de melancolía”. Se trataba de una enfermedad mental que causaba a los que la padecían la sensación de transmutarse en algún animal.La leyenda del hombre lobo se vio propagada una vez se comprobaron los efectos que la luna llena tenía en el comportamiento de las personas.Durante el siglo XVI se detectaron los casos más notorios de licántropos. En 1521, Pierre Burgot y Michel Verdun, una famosa pareja de as3s1n0s en serie, fueron acusados de licántropos y ejecutados. El caso más sonado fue el de Peter Stumpp en Alemania (1598), cuyos vecinos afirmaron haberle visto en su forma animal y más tarde volver a su forma humana. Peter fue acusado de hasta 60 asesinatos en un mismo día. La leyenda del hombre lobo se remonta mucho tiempo atrás, antes de los mitos narrados. En el año 1 a.C. el poeta romano Ovidio escribió Las Metamorfosis (poema compuesto por 15 libros). En el primer libro nos contaba la historia del rey Licaón – cuyo nombre dio origen al termino licántropo – un hombre religioso y culto, que llevó su devoción al extremo. Acabó tomando parte en sacrificios que derivaron en antropofagia. En la historia Licaón ofendió a los dioses sirviéndoles carne humana para cenar. Fue castigado por ello convirtiéndose en hombre lobo, de esta manera siguió con sus crueles asesinatos ya sin su forma humana.Cuenta la leyenda que cada 10 años, si no había comido carne humana en ese tiempo, podía volver a su forma original, pero cada vez que llegaba ese momento, aprovechaba para retomar sus ritos y sacrificios. Con cada luna llena Licaón salía al claro del bosque y aullaba a Zeus para que éste le perdonase.Existen teorías muy diversas, pero ésta parece ser una de las que mejor explica el origen del mito los licántropos.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Agradecemos a Reke Hdzv por habernos compartido este relato.Él explica que es originario de una apartada comunidad rural llamada Xilita en el estado de San Luis Potosí, México. Ahí, se encuentra un pequeño pueblo llamado La Herradura.Ahí, en el año 2000 el terror se desató y se apoderó de los habitantes, quienes en un principio comenzaron a escuchar un macabro aullido. Testigos señalaron que sonó con tanta fuerza que de inmediato todos corrieron a refugiarse en sus casas. Pensaron que debía tratarse de un animal sumamente enorme debido a la fuerza de tal sonido.Primeramente pensaron que se trataría de un suceso aislado, pero pronto cada noche comenzó a escucharse cada vez más cerca del pueblo.Más temprano que tarde surgieron testimonios de personas que aseguraron haber visto a la criatura que emitía tales aullidos que hacían estremecer a todos. Decían que se trataba de una enorme criatura de cubierta de vello color negro, con unas enormes fauces. Fue cuando se corrió el rumor de que en La Herradura había un hombre lobo suelto…▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬► Lugar de los hechos : La Herradura, Xilita, San Luis Potosí► Año: 2000► Experiencia compartida por : Reke Hdzv¿Tienes un relato que te gustaría compartir en esta Frecuencia?Envíalo a: frecuencia.paranormal.oficial@gmail.como a nuestro WhatsApp: (+52) 3313328094 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pocas personas conocen el mito detrás de la leyenda del hombre lobo, también conocido como licántropo. Esta se extiende por el mundo desde hace siglos, con pequeñas variaciones y siempre acompañada de terribles anécdotas de noches de luna llena.Ya en el siglo II se detectaron casos de licantropía, que Marcellus de Sidón describió como “una especie de melancolía”. Se trataba de una enfermedad mental que causaba a los que la padecían la sensación de transmutarse en algún animal.La leyenda del hombre lobo se vio propagada una vez se comprobaron los efectos que la luna llena tenía en el comportamiento de las personas.Durante el siglo XVI se detectaron los casos más notorios de licántropos. En 1521, Pierre Burgot y Michel Verdun, una famosa pareja de as3s1n0s en serie, fueron acusados de licántropos y ejecutados. El caso más sonado fue el de Peter Stumpp en Alemania (1598), cuyos vecinos afirmaron haberle visto en su forma animal y más tarde volver a su forma humana. Peter fue acusado de hasta 60 asesinatos en un mismo día. La leyenda del hombre lobo se remonta mucho tiempo atrás, antes de los mitos narrados. En el año 1 a.C. el poeta romano Ovidio escribió Las Metamorfosis (poema compuesto por 15 libros). En el primer libro nos contaba la historia del rey Licaón – cuyo nombre dio origen al termino licántropo – un hombre religioso y culto, que llevó su devoción al extremo. Acabó tomando parte en sacrificios que derivaron en antropofagia. En la historia Licaón ofendió a los dioses sirviéndoles carne humana para cenar. Fue castigado por ello convirtiéndose en hombre lobo, de esta manera siguió con sus crueles asesinatos ya sin su forma humana.Cuenta la leyenda que cada 10 años, si no había comido carne humana en ese tiempo, podía volver a su forma original, pero cada vez que llegaba ese momento, aprovechaba para retomar sus ritos y sacrificios. Con cada luna llena Licaón salía al claro del bosque y aullaba a Zeus para que éste le perdonase.Existen teorías muy diversas, pero ésta parece ser una de las que mejor explica el origen del mito los licántropos.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Agradecemos a Reke Hdzv por habernos compartido este relato.Él explica que es originario de una apartada comunidad rural llamada Xilita en el estado de San Luis Potosí, México. Ahí, se encuentra un pequeño pueblo llamado La Herradura.Ahí, en el año 2000 el terror se desató y se apoderó de los habitantes, quienes en un principio comenzaron a escuchar un macabro aullido. Testigos señalaron que sonó con tanta fuerza que de inmediato todos corrieron a refugiarse en sus casas. Pensaron que debía tratarse de un animal sumamente enorme debido a la fuerza de tal sonido.Primeramente pensaron que se trataría de un suceso aislado, pero pronto cada noche comenzó a escucharse cada vez más cerca del pueblo.Más temprano que tarde surgieron testimonios de personas que aseguraron haber visto a la criatura que emitía tales aullidos que hacían estremecer a todos. Decían que se trataba de una enorme criatura de cubierta de vello color negro, con unas enormes fauces. Fue cuando se corrió el rumor de que en La Herradura había un hombre lobo suelto…▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬► Lugar de los hechos : La Herradura, Xilita, San Luis Potosí► Año: 2000► Experiencia compartida por : Reke Hdzv¿Tienes un relato que te gustaría compartir en esta Frecuencia?Envíalo a: frecuencia.paranormal.oficial@gmail.como a nuestro WhatsApp: (+52) 3313328094 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 158 Notes and Links to Javier Zamora's Work On Episode 158 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Javier Zamora, and the two discuss, among other things, his early love of learning and influences in his native Él Salvador, the effects of his family members on his world view, the accolades that have come with his writing and his original and continuing goals for his work, his memoir and his light and masterful touch with a young kid's POV, the ways in which traumas and bonding and love were intertwined in his journey to the US, and how writing the book brought him to a greater understanding of the vagaries of human behavior and his own behaviors. Javier Zamora was born in La Herradura, El Salvador, in 1990. At the age of nine he migrated to the United States to be reunited with his parents. Zamora holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied and taught in June Jordan's Poetry for the People; and an MFA from New York University. He is the recipient of scholarships to Bread Loaf, Frost Place, Napa Valley, Squaw Valley, and VONA Writer's Conferences; and fellowships from CantoMundo and Colgate University where he is the Olive B. O'Connor fellow. His poems also appear in Best New Poets 2013, Indiana Review, Narrative, Ploughshares, Poet Lore, Theatre Under My Skin (Kalina Press: El Salvador), and elsewhere. Zamora has had his work recognized with a Meridian Editor's Prize, CONSEQUENCE Poetry Prize, and the Organic Weapon Arts Chapbook Contest.e enjoys hiking, camping, and is just getting into backpacking. Buy Solito Javier Zamora's Website The New York Times Book Review of Solito September 2022 from The Los Angeles Times: “At 9, Javier Zamora walked 4,000 miles to the U.S. At 29, he was ready to tell the story” At about 7:30, Pete asks the important question: Does Salvadoran Spanish have the best groseria? At about 8:10, Javier responds to Pete's questions about his use of Spanish/Spanglish, and Salvadoran-specific words and his rationale/process in using the words At about 11:50, Pete asks Javier about the awards and acclaim he has received and how it registers compared to the experience of sharing this personal story with the world At about 14:45, Javier talks about pressures-external and internal-that have weighed him down and how therapy and healing through writing have lifted much of these pressures At about 19:20, Javier speaks to Pete's question about the writers who have inspired and thrilled and challenged him; Javier mentions the outsized encouragement provided by Roberto Lovato At about 21:00, Javier cites the huge influences of June Jordan and Roque Dalton At about 22:25, Pete asks Javier about his early relationship with the written word, and he mentions his grandfather's and parents' educational and political backgrounds and how they shaped his reading At about 27:05, Javier traces his fairly-circuitous route to becoming a writer, including the impact of Guevara's Motorcycle Diaries At about 28:55, Javier responds to Pete's question about how the Bay Area's ethic has shaped him At about 30: 10, Javier discusses the teaching of Salvadoran history in Él Salvador and how he was guided by this At about 31:00, Javier and Pete highlight Immortal Technique and Rage Against the Machine as educational and radical musicians and inspirations At about 32:10, Pete asks Javier about the meanings of the book's title, and Javier focuses on the three main parts/time periods of him being ”solito” At about 34:20, Pete wonders about Javier's individual story and how it compares to, and was inspired by, more recent migrations of Salvadorans and Central Americans, particularly minors, and how journalism has erred in covering the At about 39:30, Pete reads the epigraphs and Javier expands upon their importance and connections to the book At about 41:00, Javier puts forth interesting ideas about the use of the word “immigrant” and suggests a possible substitute At about 43:00, Javier expands upon ideas of the natural affinity that people (Americans, for one) have for children, and connections to the American immigration system At about 44:30, Pete, stunned at the masterful ways in which Javier uses the POV of 9 yr old him, asks Javier how he managed to pull it off, and Javier talks about how his traumas have affected his growth At about 47:10, Pete outlines the book's beginnings before Javier goes to the US At about 48:00, Javier discusses the importance of his bonding time with his grandfather right before he headed North; he highlights The Body Keeps the Score and how he saw his ACES Index. At about 51:00, Javier explains the Cadejo and its significance for him At about 52:40, Javier recounts the tortuous boat trip that is depicted in the book and describes the overwhelming fear At about 54:55, Javier talks about the “Big Four” (formerly the “Big Six” the people who become bonded for life with Javier and ideas of “surviving” as manifested by different people on Javier's journey At about 58:30, Pete cites examples of charity depicted in the memoir and Pete compliments Javier's humanizing his characters; Javier responds with his views of the coyotes and the ways in which the border “world of 1999 that [he] described is different than now” At about 1:01:20, Pete asks Javier if his stated goal for the writing of the book has been accomplished At about 1:03:00, Javier talks about his involvement with Undocupoets, and how the writing world deals with issues of citizenship At about 1:05:55, Javier describes his upcoming project At about 1:06:45, Loca the Cat makes an appearance! 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This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 159 with Amanda Korz, whose poetry witnesses previous versions of herself and intimately digs into mental illness, disability, and witchcraft. Her poetry collection, It's Just a Little Blood. The episode will air on December 27.
As you can imagine I have many places on my travel bucket list, and I got to finally visit Granada in Andalucía in southern Spain this month, which was at the very top of that list. The city did not disappoint, and I had very high expectations. I really wanted to go to Granada to see the final capital of Moorish Spain and learn about history from the Moorish perspective and their influence on European food, architecture, culture and science. The most obvious example of this Moorish influence is the Alhambra which looms over the town. The Alhambra is a huge medieval middle eastern style complex overlooking the city encompassing forts, royal palaces, serene gardens, fountains and pools. My episode today is all about my top travel tips when visiting this glorious city.Websites: www.turgranada.es / www.andalucia.org / www.spain.info Recommended ActivitiesCosta Tropical Lunch at Chambao de Joaquín restaurant, in La Herradura. Visit to the San Ramón farm, with subtropical crops https://www.fincasanramon.net/ Visit to the Señorío Nevada winery https://www.senoriodenevada.es/bodega-y-cata.html/ Granada Tours with the guide Manu Estudillo. Granada Flamenco show - Venta el Gallo - https://www.cuevaventaelgallo.es/Trópolis (bread making workshop, Geoparque)- - www.tropolis.esCaviar de Riofrío (Loja). - - www.caviarderiofrio.comVisit of the town Montefrío. - - https://www.turismomontefrio.org/en/home/Lorca Tour www.universolorca.comIf you haven't already I'd ask you to give me a follow on whichever platform you listen to your podcasts and you will be the first to get a new episode every Tuesday. Fergal O'Keeffe is the host of Ireland's No.1 Travel Podcast Travel Tales with Fergal which is now listened to in 100 countries worldwide. The podcast aims to share soul-lifting travel memoirs about daydream worthy destinations. To find out who is on every Tuesday please follow me onWebsite www.https://www.traveltaleswithfergal.ieInstagram @traveltaleswithfergalFacebook @traveltaleswithfergalTwitter @FergalTravelYouTube @traveltaleswithfergal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
El consejero de Aguas del Cabildo de Fuerteventura participaba este lunes en Radio Insular donde dio la última hora de la rotura en la noche de ayer de una tubería de la red de impulsión que conduce a lo depósitos principales de La Herradura. La avería se ocasionó al recuperarse el funcionamiento de las plantas […]
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La herradura de la buena suerte, es uno de los amuletos mas antiguos que se conocen, y uno de los talismanes mas conocidos que existen, aquí te presentamos sus orígenes, historia, y como utilizarla. Música: Turning Slowly Ugonna Onyekwe Acoustic Guitar 1 de Audionautix está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artista: http://audionautix.com/ Prelude No. 21 de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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Pepe Mujica es una de las figuras más importantes de Uruguay y de Latinoamérica. Es reconocido internacionalmente como el presidente más pobre del mundo, aunque él no se cansa de insistir que no es pobre sino sobrio. Y que el mundo es el que está loco si se sorprende al escuchar a un hombre con sentido común. Lo cierto es que son muchas las participaciones de Pepe en innumerables conferencias, programas de radio y televisión, videos de youtube que destacan sus frases más significativas, personas de todo el mundo quieren conseguir una entrevista con él, o al menos tener una conversación con una leyenda que tenemos la suerte de tener con vida. El último gran héroe del siglo XX quizás, uno de los grandes protagonistas de la historia que quisieron cambiar el mundo y el Pepe lo sigue intentando. Aunque admita que es como un monje gritando en el desierto. Pepe sorprendió con un gran discurso en la Organización de Naciones Unidas, video que se puede encontrar fácilmente en youtube y también en el libro cultural de La Herradura. Y por con este podcast no quiero repetir lo que fácilmente pueden encontrar en una búsqueda rápida pero sí resaltar algunas de sus frases que resuenan en la cultura uruguaya y mucho más allá de sus fronteras. Quiero con este pequeño podcast de este pequeño presidente de este pequeño país continuar con la serie que comenzamos hace algunas semanas hablando de escritores uruguayos. Porque considero que Pepe, al igual que Galeano o Benedetti se expresa con una profundidad y simpleza que fascina a todos los que no perdemos oportunidad de escucharlo cuando se presenta la ocasión. Y lo mejor de todo es que Pepe también escribe con actos, con políticas concretas que ayudaron a posicionar a Uruguay como el país con leyes más progresistas de América Latina, y siempre con el encanto de un poeta que dice lo que piensa y hace lo que dice.
Uruguay cultural es un podcast que decidimos crear para complementar la comunicación con nuestros estudiantes, invitar a nuevos alumnos y promover el conocimiento sobre la cultura de Uruguay. Todos los episodios van a ser con un español accesible a estudiantes de nivel intermedio y avanzado, pero también recomendados para estudiantes iniciales. El podcast es un formato extremadamente práctico para escuchar al mismo tiempo que hacemos otras actividades como caminar, correr, cocinar, limpiar la casa, pasear por el parque o escuchar antes de ir a dormir. Los temas van a estar relacionados principalmente con la cultura uruguaya, historia, música, gastronomía, turismo y muchos otros temas que van a ir surgiendo con las recomendaciones y respuestas de nuestros oyentes y estudiantes. Los invitamos a participar enviando sus audios en español para integrarlos a los siguientes episodios. El objetivo principal es mantenernos comunicados, y si lo hacemos en español, mucho mejor. A disfrutar!
On January 26, 2021 the Lannan Center presented a Crowdcast webinar featuring Javier Zamora and Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Introductions by Lannan Fellows Dennese Mae Javier and Nohora Arrieta Fernandez. Moderated by Carolyn Forché.Javier Zamora was born in La Herradura, El Salvador in 1990. His father fled El Salvador when he was a year old; and his mother when he was about to turn five. Both parents’ migrations were caused by the US-funded Salvadoran Civil War (1980-1992). In 1999, Javier migrated through Guatemala, Mexico, and eventually the Sonoran Desert. After a coyote abandoned his group in Oaxaca, Javier managed to make it to Arizona with the aid of other migrants. His first full-length collection, Unaccompanied (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), explores how immigration and the civil war have impacted his family. About Natalie Scenters-ZapicoNatalie Scenters-Zapico is a poet, educator, and activist from the sister cities of El Paso, Texas, USA and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. She is the author of Lima :: Limón (Copper Canyon Press 2019) and The Verging Cities (Colorado State University 2015). Her poems have been published and anthologized in a wide range of nationally and internationally distributed journals including POETRY, The Paris Review, Kenyon Review, and Best American Poetry 2015. Music: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.
Veckans avsnitt direkt från paradiset La Herradura. Vi kör full fart mot SPT och de sex raka titlarna för Simon och Caye. Vi snackar Emmie Ekdahl. Vi djupanalyserar de kommande paren på WPT, framtidsspanar om nya tourer och spanska topptränare i Sverige. Vi hinner även med en hyllning av poddens vän Loobas. Och självklart blir det snack om den stora nyheten om Globen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Day forty eight, On yer bike! Life behind the police lines in Lockdown Spain for a British couple and their three good legs cat. Find out more at: https://www.thesecretspain.com Day 48 On yer bike! It is day 48 of our Spanish Lockdown, slowly we are unpicking that lock, last week, the children could go out for a bit of exercise, today we can join them. I went for a walk, I planned to take a gentle ramble into the countryside, maybe accompanied by my trust tape recorder, giving you a walk with nature, maybe accompanied by three good legs cat, who I take, or rather he takes me on his lead. He is a bit of a cat dog, in respect that he will tolerate a lead and loves to sniff and explore every nook and cranny along the way. Instead we headed for Petri and Justin’s big house on the corner. Petri called from the UK.. “Justin is worried about the tall palm, can you take a look.” So we both took a walk to the house, took some pictures of the palm, it is growing the fruit tendrils, which Justin would like cut off. When palms fruit they grow masses of these weird flowery things that one, make a mess and two are loved by rats. It was nice to leave the house and to think that the Police are not going to stop us for going for a walk. Although back in bad luck La Herradura an English couple rocked up to the beach complete with deckchairs and picnic lunch. The sojourn lasted exactly ten minutes before the police arrived and explained to them that sitting in a deckchair swigging beer might be considered an English exercise – but not here in Spain. Day 48 I am a bit filthy. I got up this morning helped clean the pool, then threaded to mains cable through a wall to power our WiFi extender. Now I have a very expensive and brand new MacBook. After my other machine burnt out. I have to say, I prefer the older machine, it was better at picking the wifi up, it had considerably more sockets to attach stuff, including normal USB, not what Apple call Thunderbolt, the keyboard rattles, I loved the silent keyboard of the old machine, I could write little notes when when I was live recording with a microphone near by. Steve Jobs mantra was always “is it better” just making something sleeker and thinner and shinier, doesn’t mean that it is better. It also gets very hot and the battery at the moment says 8% grrrr. The local Spanish shy away from expensive Apple products, most of the phones you see when you are out and about are Android, computers tend to be P.C. based and much cheaper. I think the Spanish are far more sensible when it comes to buying in to the Apple experience, as I guess the folk at Cupertino would call it. So I have had to move the wifi nearer the machine and that involves drilling out more of the horrible white dusty rendering that most houses have on their walls. So not at all the chilled day I was planning, then I fell asleep outside, in the shade but the midday temperatures have suddenly jumped back to what they should be. I woke from my doze, overheated and vaguely remember dreaming about Barry Manilow, .. I have no idea why. Chris has gone off for a walk accompanied by next doors dog, it is still really too hot to go out walking. The Spanish are used to the heat here. When summer comes you will see them in the early morning and then they disappear for the rest of the day, returning about 6-7pm in the evening where they will come out be social and finally have something to eat at about 10.30pm, after that maybe spending time out on the street or in a bar till 2 or 3am. The late night life also includes the children who seem to be quite happy playing in the playgrounds until the early hours, I don’t know how it might affect their education and how tired they might be at 9am when school starts in the morning, but that is life under a hot sun. The sun is not your friend and sitting out on a beach in the midday sun does really only fall to mad dogs and Englishmen. Oh and a few Germans and other northern Europeans. The Spanish respect the sun, they hide away from it, even when they are on holiday. Sitting in the shade of a bar, drinking coffee, soft drinks or the odd beer, chatting with friends, that does seem to be what the majority of home-grown tourists do. Early this morning we were greeted by another magical sight.. the cyclists have returned, not in great packs but enjoying a short healthy cycle for a mile or so and then back home. We both had cycles back in the UK, I gave up cycling when a bus driver attempted to knock me over as he wanted to get to his bus stop I was passing. I found cycling in Britain a cold and miserable experience, you seem to be universally hated by motorists. The cyclists are just as guilty, some ride aggressively, through red lights and the like. I remember once we were going to work, stopped at a set of red lights at London Wall, when suddenly a cyclist shot down the nearside of the car, smashed into our side mirror, breaking it off its mounting and simultaneously calling me a see you next Tuesday as he jumped over a set of red lights narrowly missing traffic coming from the other direction. Here there seems to be a much more relaxed approach to cyclists, they are indulged and allowed to meander in front of you. I think it is because they are tourists and bring much needed income into the local economy, something I really hope will be able to start up again soon.
Day forty seven, Bank Robbers and other Bees. Life behind the police lines in Lockdown Spain for a British couple and their three good legs cat. Find out more at: https://www.thesecretspain.com Day 47 Bank robbers and other bees It is day 47 of our Spanish Lockdown and the wind has dropped, the sun has come out and the world looks a better place. And you find me outside. Tomorrow we are allowed out to exercise, of course there is an awful lot of complex times and where and when you can go, how old you are as to when you go and there many tables to pour over to make sure you don’t end up with a fine from the Guardia. Municipalities under thousand can go out when they want. Poor old La Herradura, a small holiday resort that was under 5 thousand on the electoral role has found it number increase this year thanks to the thing that must never be named, so they now have 5,134 residents, in theory – living there. So they have to abide by the times set out by the government. Our niece Facetimed this afternoon, she was surprised that we hadn’t even been let out to exercise from the start. Britain lockdown is a much looser affair, with large shops already opening like BandQ. Our own chain of DIY store - Leroy Merlin – still has it’s door firmly shut. I am sitting here in the relative peace of the lower terrace, probably the first time I have been able to sit down here since early February. The birds are singing and there is a buzz of bees below helping themselves to the nectar from the wild flowers that are growing in abundance thanks to the wet weather. It was a warm sunny day like this when we went to take a look at a new development of luxury flats in the small coastal town of Castell de Ferro. I think the word luxury gets very overused, you can get luxury chocolate, luxury bath salts and of course luxury travel.. well you used to able to. The flats appeared to be quite well built, the one we had decided to invest in was somewhat narrow, had the oddness of the master bedroom having an onsuite that was also the only bathroom in the flat. The Spanish love quite narrow small rooms, I guess that the British obsession with getting as much natural light into the place, just doesn’t matter as the purpose of going inside is usually to escape the sun and the heat. You often see on those places in the sun shows, Brits moaning about how gloomy it is inside. So we couldn’t loose buying into this development, people were making fistfuls of cash, flipping properties within a few months of buying them. So it seemed a sound investment. Spain was on the up, there seemed to be a building crane at every corner. The sun was shining, and every night was fiesta night. I guess with foresight, that Utopia had to come to a crashing end. And crash it did, with the financial crisis, Spain, pretty much fell into the Mediterranean Sea. The crisis unearthed all sorts of dubious land deals, even our block of flats was very near to an ancient fort, indeed the house they planned involved removing ancient pine forest growing up the side of the fort, already land had been cleared and the first flats built mostly with views of somebody’s rendered wall. Worse the Spanish banks had been giving mortgages out to anybody that happened to be passing by the door. Even our bank in the UK were, let us say, laissez faire. We presented ourselves to the British bank and told them we wanted to borrow fifty thousand pounds. We were expecting, forgive me, the Spanish Inquisition, what we got was a cup of hot tea, they took a quick look at our bank account, there was some tapping of computer keys and then a ‘ding’ and we were told the money would be in the account in a couple of days. I don’t know why we didn’t hear the alarm bells ringing from that moment on, but my tea had even gone cold and we had enough money to put the deposits required down on the flat in the sun. So the 2008 crisis struck Spain and the building companies went down like dominoes, the banks were left with bad debt and hundreds and thousands of half built flats and houses, a handful of ghost towns and even a ghost airport. It was a mess, a disaster for the Spanish. But never mind we have a bank guarantee, so we can ask for our deposit back. They told us, “Er we have already spent your money so you can’t have it back”. We said “But we have a guarantee, that is against the law to do that!” They said “Yes it is, and you are most welcome to sue us.” As I have mentioned the legal process in Spain is slow.. very slow, like maybe ten years and very expensive, and you do not get your costs back, so you could end up seriously out of pocket, even if you have right on your side. So the banks got away with it, as they often do and probably will do again when we are finally out of Lockdown. That reminds me tomorrow we can both leave the casa, together, go for a brisk walk .. not too far and at the appointed time for our age group and health situation. So here’s to a change of scenery and a breath of proper fresh air.
This week Too Skinny freestyles and runs out of breath, thoughts on the new Tesla truck, and talks about last time he got in a physical fight.
Versión en audio de un artículo clásico del blog, El Centro de la Herradura: un Manifiesto (a)Político
James Sobers, also known as Blurum13, is a rapper and producer, born in New York City and raised in Maryland. From 1998 to 2006, BluRum13 was closely associated with London-based DJ Vadim and the Ninja Tune record label when he toured as emcee for Vadim’s live group The Russian Percussion (also featuring beatboxer Killa Kela and DJ Mr Thing). The group was created to promote the album Life From the Other Side (Ninja Tune, 1999), for which BluRum contributed the track “It’s Obvious.” Vadim and BluRum went on to form the hip hop group One Self in 2005 with MC Yarah Bravo, releasing the album Children of Possibility, also released on Ninja Tune. BluRum13 has been a member of several bands, including Montreal-based Bullfrog (featuring Kid Koala, released on Ropeadope/Atlantic Records), and is a member of the London-based collective the True Ingredients. BluRum has also been a featured emcee and live front-man for several other groups, including US3, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Reverse Engineering, Resin Dogs, Aquasky, and many more. In 2012, BluRum13 released a joint project with Manchester artist Matt Brewer, a.k.a. Frameworks, entitled "The Brickbuilders EP." That same year, BluRum13 began a live show collaboration with acclaimed Spanish jazz drummer Mark Ayza, and also founded the dub-hop/electro step group Indigenous Invaders with DJ Toner (Granada). Indigenous Invaders appeared live at the world’s first YouTube music festival “YouFest” in Madrid on September 28, 2012. Support the show (http://patreon.com/IanRutter)
Programa del dissabte 27 de juliol. Darrera nit friki de la temporada amb les darreres notícies del món del còmic, el cine i les sèries de televisió. Entrevistem la coordinadora del llibre ‘El mar en las ventanas’ Almudena Rubio i al dibuixant Juanfran Cabrera, que acaben de publicar un llibre recopilatori del poble de La Herradura, a Granada. Poble amb més artistes per metre quadrat. També parlem amb l’eivissenc Francesc Torres, rector de la Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona, que ha acomiadat el curs disfressat de Dumbledore. Sí, el de Harry Potter. Octavio Fernández arriba amb la secció ‘Objectes perduts’ per parlar de pel·lícules fetes sense cap tipus d’efectes especials generats per ordinador. I a la secció ‘Ready Player 3’ Sergi Torres i Pablo Morganti ens parlen dels darrers llançaments de videojocs, i fan un repàs dels millors jocs d’aquesta generació de consoles.
Ann Jenkins is Canadian by birth and now lives in La Herradura on Granada’s Costa Tropical. It is here that Ann and her husband are building a home and from where Ann runs the not-for-profit organisation, Playa Patrol. Ann talks about her very varied career in the film industry, in banking and then in research and academia. When Ann and her husband decided to quit the corporate rat race, but not quite retire, they discovered the microclimate that La Herradura enjoyed and embarked on another phase of their lives together.Support the show (http://patreon.com/IanRutter)
Debbie Skyrme is a Celebrant who lives in La Herradura on Granada’s Costa Tropical. Debbie and her partner, Jay, have lived in Spain since 2010, firstly renovating an old cortijo in the middle of the countryside before moving to the coast. Debbie had two very different career paths back in her native UK, firstly as a successful IT Trainer who was once headhunted by Microsoft and then as a Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths. It seems that her empathy and love of a celebration, having been brought up in a family that celebrated well, have both resulted in Debbie finding the perfect role for herself in her new home. Debbie’s Life Story includes having had a grandfather who was the chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. Support the show (http://patreon.com/IanRutter)
Emisión del ciclo Micro Nacional dedicada a la Fiesta Nacional de la Piraña que se realiza en la localidad formoseña de La Herradura, donde se le rinde un particular culto a ese pez voraz y temeroso. Juan Ignacio Provéndola recorre el país a través de sus historias. Una realización especial para Radio Nacional.
Sobre Perros se convierte en una semana en: "Sobre caballos".Visitamos el centro de terapias ecuestres La Herradura, donde Cristina nos cuenta como nació este proyecto, los muchos servicios que este centro ofrece, y, por su puesto, hablamos de la terapia con caballos.Podéis conocer este centro en la web http://www.terapiaslaherradura.com y seguirlos en sus diferentes redes sociales: Twitter @infoherradura, Facebook https://es-es.facebook.com/laherraduraactividadesecuestres y Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/masherradura
Sobre Perros se convierte en una semana en: "Sobre caballos".Visitamos el centro de terapias ecuestres La Herradura, donde Cristina nos cuenta como nació este proyecto, los muchos servicios que este centro ofrece, y, por su puesto, hablamos de la terapia con caballos.Podéis conocer este centro en la web http://www.terapiaslaherradura.com y seguirlos en sus diferentes redes sociales: Twitter @infoherradura, Facebook https://es-es.facebook.com/laherraduraactividadesecuestres y Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/masherradura
Programa nº 66 Sumario: - Recibiremos en los estudios al Club Deportivo +Qdivers como invitados de honor y que nos acompañarán durante toda la emisión. - Conexión con la redacción de la revista ACUSUB para que, Joan Font, su Director, nos hable de los contenidos de la última edición de la revista digital. - También tendremos nuestra sección… ¡Sólo La Mar!, el espacio que nos trae César Hernández, del Mediterranean Diving Institut, siempre con temas sorprendentes e inesperados. - Conectaremos con el Sur… con La Herradura, en la costa granadina, para que nuestro amigo Luca Belladona nos cuente una interesante primicia. - Repasaremos algunas datos de la agenda para el fin de semana.
Programa nº 66 Sumario: - Recibiremos en los estudios al Club Deportivo +Qdivers como invitados de honor y que nos acompañarán durante toda la emisión. - Conexión con la redacción de la revista ACUSUB para que, Joan Font, su Director, nos hable de los contenidos de la última edición de la revista digital. - También tendremos nuestra sección… ¡Sólo La Mar!, el espacio que nos trae César Hernández, del Mediterranean Diving Institut, siempre con temas sorprendentes e inesperados. - Conectaremos con el Sur… con La Herradura, en la costa granadina, para que nuestro amigo Luca Belladona nos cuente una interesante primicia. - Repasaremos algunas datos de la agenda para el fin de semana.
Martha Debayle y Rubén Aceves hablan de la edición limitada del tequila la herradura.
Martha Debayle y Rubén Aceves hablan de la edición limitada del tequila la herradura.